NASA Successfully Restores Contact with Voyager 2
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NASA has successfully restored contact with the Voyager 2 spacecraft after two weeks of silence caused by a command error that tilted its antenna away from Earth. Using its Deep Space Network, NASA sent an "interstellar shout" to reposition the antenna, and after a 37-hour wait, received confirmation that the spacecraft is operating normally and on its expected trajectory. Voyager 2, launched in 1977, has explored the outer solar system and beyond, and carries a "Golden Record" intended to convey the story of Earth to extraterrestrials.
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